Vapor-burner



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

JAMEs E, BAKER, oF KENDALIIVILLE, INDIANA.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,777, dated December 12, 1882.

Application filed June 30, 1882. (No model.) L

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, JAMES R. BAKER, of Kendallville, in the county of Noble and State otl Indiana, have invented certainxnew and useful Improvements in Vapor-Burners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view. Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view,'andFig. 3 is a perspective view of the burner with the cap detached.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to burners intended especially' for illuminating purposes for outdoor use; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

1n the drawings hereto annexed, A represents a pipe, through which oil or naphtha is fed from a suitable reservoir, and provided with a stop-cock, B, for regulating or checking the i'low when desired. The end of pipe A is vertical, as shown, and provided near its upper extremity with a cup or. bowl, C, having upon its outside an annular concave rim or flan ge, D, a short distance below its upper edge, E. which is ground true. The pipe A is provided, near the bottom of bowlG, with small perforations F, and near its upper end it has additional perforations, G, from which grooves H extend to the extreme end of the pipe, which is screw-threaded, as shown at I.

J is a cap or cover, provided on its under side with a centrally-located stud or enlargenient, K, having a screw-threaded recess, L, to enable said cap to be adjustedupon the end of pipe A over the bowl C, as shown.

M is an annular lange upon the under side of cap J, which is ground true, so as to register with the edge E of bowl C. Flange M has a series ot' equidistant grooves or channels, N, betweenwhich it is provided, on its inner side, with downward-projecting lugs O, iitting inside the rim E and making a tight joint, except when the grooves N occur. 5o

P is a rim projecting downwardly from the edge of cap J, and having not-chesI Q located opposite or in a line with the respective grooves N. 0n its upper side the cap J has a square post, R, to receive a wrench, by which it may be tightened upon the pipe A.

The cup or bowl C is to be filled with a packing, S, of anysuitable brous material, which is held in place by a perforated diaphragm, T, of sheet metal. v

In operation, any suitable kind of oil or naphtha is fed through the pipe A, from which it escapes through the openings F G and grooves H into the bowl C, until the packing in the same is saturated and small quantities ofthe fluid exnde through the grooves N. The exuding uid is then ignited, and the bowl C speedily becomes sufficiently heated to vaporize a portion of its contents, which vapor then escapes through the channels N and feeds the 7o flames. The ange D will catch and retain any overow of fluid, and the notches Q in the rim P of cap J serve to guide thejets of flame in the proper directions.4

My improved burner is simple in construction, durable, safe, and produces a brilliant light at a small expense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by` Letters Patent of the United Statesl. The pipe A, having screw-threaded end I, perforations F G, and grooves H, and the bowl C, in combination with the cap J, having stud K, provided with a threaded recess, L, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the pipe A, having threaded end, and the bowl C, having ground edge E, of the cap J, having threaded recess L, and ground Ilange M, having grooves N and lugs O, substantially as set forth. 9c

3. In a vapor-burner constructedV substantially as described, and having bowl C, the combination therewith of the cap J, having ground flange M, provided with grooves N and lugs O, and rim P, having notches Q, substautially as set forth.

4. As an improvement in vapor-burners, the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 1o combination and arrangement, as herein demy own I have hereto affixed my signature in scribed, of the feed-pipe A, having perforapresence of two witnesses. tions F G, .grooves H, and threaded end I, the Y bowl G, having ange D, packing S, and dia- JAMES R. BAKER. phragm T, and the cap J, having threaded recess L, ground flange M, provided with grooves Witnesses: N and lugs O, and rim P, provided with notches THOMAS L. GRAVES, Q, as and for the purpose set forth. D. C. /VILSON. 

